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unwritten |
Grep of noun unwritten unwritten law Overview of adj unwritten The adj unwritten has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) unwritten -- (based on custom rather than documentation; "an unwritten law"; "rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spence) 2. oral, unwritten -- (using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement) 3. ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten -- (said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks") Antonyms of adj unwritten 3 senses of unwritten Sense 1 unwritten (vs. written) written (vs. unwritten) => codified, statute(prenominal) Sense 2 oral, unwritten INDIRECT (VIA spoken) -> written Sense 3 ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten INDIRECT (VIA unscripted) -> scripted, written Similarity of adj unwritten 3 senses of unwritten Sense 1 unwritten (vs. written) => common-law(prenominal) Sense 2 oral, unwritten => spoken (vs. written) Sense 3 ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten => unscripted (vs. scripted) Attributes of adj unwritten Familiarity of adj unwritten unwritten used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj unwritten unwritten Overview of adj unwritten The adj unwritten has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) unwritten -- (based on custom rather than documentation; "an unwritten law"; "rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spence) 2. oral, unwritten -- (using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement) 3. ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten -- (said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks")
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